#141

Austrian Felt Character Doll by Elli Riehl in Original Costume
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$900
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8" (20 cm.) All-felt with stitched-on head posed looking to the side,stitched and painted facial features,brown upper glancing eyes,long lashes,button-shaped nose,closed mouth with wide smiling grin,brunette mohair wig,arms posed held behind his back. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Austrian doll artist,Elli Riehl,born 1902,created a series of whimsical felt dolls in the mid-1900s. Value Points: whimsical character doll wearing his original artist-made costume.